The Famished Road | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

City center - This is usually a central downtown area of a large city of a village.

Fetish - This is a small decorative object.

Kaoline - This is a white clay derivative used for medicinal purposes, including being used as an astringent.

Dongoyaro - This is a native African drink made from the neem oil tree.

Ogogoro - This is a West African gin locally produced from ethanol.

Palm wine - Made from a tree's syrup, this is a fruit based alcoholic drink.

Agbada - This traditional African gown is typical business...
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